Announcements:Tuesday Dec. 19 Dan Lenard's Home Studio Wizardry: Live Training, Studio Case Analysis, Q and A.http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs...An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced.Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show.George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars.Thanks again to Eric Arigoni, John Taylor and Others who have made recent donations.

Dan's Tip Of The Week: Which microphone to take on the road. How to keep it simple.

Interview topics, and questions included:How Wes became involved in the microphone industry.Why ribbon microphones?What improvements were made to the original 44 design?How Wes went from Hobby mode, to full paced business mode.Wes gives some suggestions for specific vo ribbon mics.Wes explains the physics of why ribbon works for voice over.Ribbon mic technique.We get a visual pan of AEA's "Wall of Mics." Ribbon mic pricing.Why ribbon mics are so well suited to long-form narrative work.A brief look at some of the more interesting Mics in AEA's collection.George recommends the N22 if investigating a new AEA ribbon mic,and then demonstrates a Coles 4104 B mic for us.

Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Happy Holidays from Harlan! Harlanhogan.com/sale save up to $100.

Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops.

Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes.Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details.